Reasons to Dislike AI Coding

The article examines common criticisms of AI-generated code by refuting three main arguments: that AI coding lacks artistic merit (though software is typically valued for outcomes, not artistry), that it eliminates programmer jobs (when the actual job is delivering valuable software, not typing), and that it dehumanizes workers (a centuries-long trajectory of technological advancement that Marx described as early as 1857). The author suggests these objections either misframe what software engineering is or apply inconsistent standards to this particular technology.